EP2750817A1 - Dust emission reduction during metal casting - Google Patents
Dust emission reduction during metal castingInfo
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- EP2750817A1 EP2750817A1 EP12769631.8A EP12769631A EP2750817A1 EP 2750817 A1 EP2750817 A1 EP 2750817A1 EP 12769631 A EP12769631 A EP 12769631A EP 2750817 A1 EP2750817 A1 EP 2750817A1
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- casting
- metal
- gas
- dust
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D45/00—Equipment for casting, not otherwise provided for
- B22D45/005—Evacuation of fumes, dust or waste gases during manipulations in the foundry
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D5/00—Machines or plants for pig or like casting
- B22D5/04—Machines or plants for pig or like casting with endless casting conveyors
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- the present invention generally relates to reducing dust emission during hot metal or slag casting, in particular in metal casting machines and especially during pig (iron) casting.
- liquid hot metal is either poured directly out of the bottom of the blast furnace through a trough into a ladle car for transfer to the steel mill. If it cannot be processed directly, it is cast in the form of ingots, so-called pigs, for storage or for further transport.
- pig casting machines or apparatuses are used for manufacturing said pigs of pig iron. They conventionally comprise a casting station, at least one endless conveyor with a plurality of casting moulds, as well as a removal station at the discharge point of the endless conveyor.
- the (empty) casting mould When reaching the casting station, the (empty) casting mould is filled with liquid hot metal and is conveyed to the discharge point.
- the conveying path and/or conveying time of the metal within the casting machine must be chosen such that the liquid metal in the respective pig casting mould is essentially solidified before reaching the discharge point.
- the pig casting machines In order to accelerate the solidification process of the liquid hot metal and to thereby reduce the required length of the conveyor, the pig casting machines generally further comprise an active cooling zone at some distance of the casting station and before the discharge point. In this active cooling zone, the casting moulds and/or the metal inside are generally cooled with water, either from the sides or beneath the moulds or from above, or using any combination thereof.
- the casting moulds When passing through the discharge point, the casting moulds either automatically empty by tilting over an inversion point or the pigs are removed by means of a corresponding device.
- the present invention proposes, in a first aspect, a method for reducing dust emissions during the casting of a molten metal or slag in the form of ingots with an apparatus comprising an endless conveyor having a plurality of casting moulds with upper open tops and which endless conveyor is arranged to move said casting moulds in a first section from a casting station to a discharge station and in a second section back to the casting station.
- the method comprises the following steps:
- the main benefit of the present method is of course the significant reduction in emissions and thus is of particular interest in terms of industrial safety, health and environment.
- This benefit principally results from the following double effect: first, any loose particles located on or being formed on the surface of the metal while still molten may be easily blown away and captured through the suction opening, and second, the blowing of gas promotes a rapid superficial solidification of the metal, acting as a rapid sealing of the otherwise still molten metal.
- the superficial solidification and sealing induced by the method described herein is generally itself advantageous in that it reduces exchanges between the metal and the atmosphere, such as the flaking out of graphite in cast pig iron, it slows down or confines oxidation reactions to the surface of the metal, it prevents surface deterioration if active water cooling from above the casting moulds is used thereafter (see below), etc.
- the injection of a gas with appropriate intensity and a relatively shallow angle to the surface of the molten metal also combines good loose particle blowing off performance and low impact on the surface of the molten metal.
- the surface of the metal "freezes" to form a solid skin without noticeable decline in surface quality (i.e. no impact holes, etc.).
- the intensity (or speed) of the gas injection mainly depends on the type (nature, density, shape, etc.) of the particles and can be easily determined by the skilled person.
- the above method allows taking out dust or graphite particles at the source (and before adding any water) and it largely prevents further undesirable reactions at the metal surface, such as graphite flake-out, etc.
- metal also refers to alloys and particularly metal and alloys comprising further components, even non-metallic species.
- slag refers to any oxides mixtures.
- bottomless box refers to a box-like structure, which is such that there is essentially no bottom wall part of the casing over the endless conveyor. This does not exclude the bottomless box from comprising a closing bottom part below the endless conveyor.
- the extracted dust particles are preferably thereafter separated from the gas. This can be done by any appropriate means.
- the above method further comprises the step of (d) separating the solid particles from the gas, preferably using bag filters, electrostatic filters, cyclones, scrubbers, etc.
- the separation allows for the recovering of the dust particles.
- different techniques might be envisaged to effect this operation.
- the dust particles mainly consist in graphite kish, bag filters may be used.
- the composition is more complex in that the dust contains different types of particles, it may be advantageous to use a combination of these techniques to split up the individual components based on their grain size, density, etc.
- the recovered dust particles may constitute valuable raw materials of their own, such as kish graphite.
- the separation at least in principle also yields a cleaned gas, which can or not be recycled within the method or be used to recover heat, if desirable.
- the gas useable within the method will generally be (compressed) air, although inert gases, such as nitrogen, argon etc. or mixtures of one or more gases may be considered, especially if oxidation of the metal is to be prevented.
- inert gases such as nitrogen, argon etc. or mixtures of one or more gases may be considered, especially if oxidation of the metal is to be prevented.
- the method according to the invention is used prior to an active water-cooling step.
- the method preferably further comprises downstream of steps (a)-(c), i.e. after the cleaning and sealing of the metal surface, within in the first section of the metal casting apparatus (i.e. in a region closer to the discharge station or upper region of the first section), the step of
- step (e) further actively cooling the superficially solidified metal from steps (a-c), respectively steps (a-d), within the casting moulds by splashing or spraying water or air/water mix at least on the (exposed) surface the (superficially solidified) metal e.g. to prevent further formation of graphite particles.
- This step is preferably done directly downstream (i.e. immediately after) the bottomless box.
- the method of the invention is particular suitable for metal or slag casting apparatuses using active cooling with water. Indeed, starting from the problem exposed in the introduction, another solution (not according to the invention) would consist in treating or filtering the water vapours polluted with dust and graphite particles, however, this solution is expensive and difficult to apply because of the elevated temperature and humidity levels, clogging due to the moist dust or graphite particles, etc.
- the spraying or splashing with water tends not only to entrain light particles, but also particles which under normal cooling conditions would not easily be separated from the metal surface and rejected to the atmosphere.
- even relatively coarse or heavy particles are ejected during the sudden water evaporation when water comes into contact with the hot molten metal, thereby spreading around the plant.
- a further advantage of a subsequent active cooling step (e) is that it allows to prevent the previously solidified sealing layer to melt again due to the heat of the still largely molten metal inside the casting mould.
- a further aspect relates to a metal or slag casting apparatus which comprises an endless conveyor having a plurality of casting moulds with upper open tops and which endless conveyor is arranged to move said casting moulds in a first section from a casting station to a discharge station and in a second section back to the casting station.
- the metal casting apparatus further comprises a dust control device for reducing dust emissions, the dust control device being arranged over at least part of the first section of the endless conveyor and comprises a casing forming a bottomless box having a top cover and peripheral side-walls, wherein the peripheral side-walls comprise, in the conveying direction of said casting moulds in the first section, at least a front part, two lateral parts and a back part.
- a suction opening which may be operatively connected to a gas and dust extractor.
- the dust control device comprises a plurality of blowing nozzles, each having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet of each blowing nozzle is arranged within the casing, wherein the inlet of each blowing nozzle may be operatively connected to a pressurized gas supply, and wherein the outlet of each blowing nozzle is arranged in such a way that the gas stream or gas jet can efficiently remove the solid particles present at the surface of the ingots without disturbing the metal surface.
- the nozzles are preferentially positioned with their outlet towards the surface of the metal or slag with an angle a of 2 to 40°, preferably 3 to 30°, with respect to the upper open tops of said casting moulds.
- the metal casting apparatus as such may be of conventional design.
- the dust control device when connected to said gas supply and said gas and dust extractor allows for the implementation of the above method and thereby obtain the advantages mentioned above.
- the inlets of the plurality of blowing nozzles are connected to one or more manifolds located outside the casing.
- Connecting a plurality of nozzles to a manifold dramatically reduces the number of conducts around the device and hence the space requirements, especially if the device integrates six or more nozzles.
- Placing the manifold(s) outside the casing greatly facilitates accessibility and maintenance of the system even during operation of the metal casting apparatus.
- a further advantage of such an arrangement is that only few parts are exposed to the action of any abrasive dust inside the casing.
- the one or more manifolds may be individually located above the top cover, thereby allowing for a slim design wherein the dust control device does not (significantly) broaden the whole metal casting apparatus.
- Arranging the manifold alongside one or both lateral parts of the side-walls may be advantageous if particularly good accessibility is desired and lateral space is not an issue.
- the casing is designed in such a way that it overlies at least a portion of the plurality of adjacent casting moulds, generally it is dimensioned to cover 1 to 20, more preferably 2 to 12, even more preferably 4 to 8 adjacent casting moulds.
- the device does not need to form a gas tight enclosure with the casting moulds or around the conveyor to assume its function, because the dust control device comprises suction means which can be dimensioned in order that the suction rate compensates for passages of ambient air.
- the suction rate will be chosen such that it is greater than the gas injection rate.
- the ratio suction to injection rate is 2 to 100, preferably 10 to 80, even more preferably at least 20, at least 40 or even at least 60.
- the actual suction rate can be easily determined for a given equipment and a given injection rate by controlling the suction rate such that preferably at all times no gas (and of course no dust) leaks from the dust control device.
- the suction rate must be adapted such that the speed of the sucked ambient air at any open area is sufficient to carry/keep the dust particles within the casing, resp. the dust extraction device.
- the sidewalls enclose at least the top of the conveyor in a closely contiguous manner. It seems clear that an almost gas tight enclosure is advantageous, if the gas used is not simply air, but any inert or other gas for which recovering is desirable, economical or even required.
- a close fitting is also desirable for the front and the back part of the casing underneath which the filled casting moulds pass when being conveyed from the casting station to the discharge station.
- solid chunks of partly solidified metal or slag project over the top of the casting moulds.
- These projecting objects could however damage the casing or the entire dust control device if no precautionary measure is taken.
- the design of the apparatus takes into account the potential presence of protruding blocks that may damage the system.
- One solution could be to detect the presence of any protruding object and to remove it before the dust control device, either in-line or by stopping the conveyor. However, while the first cannot always be done, the latter is of course economically not desirable.
- Another solution is to envisage means enabling the safe passage of such protruding objects, such as by providing in each of front and back parts of the peripheral sidewalls a gate-like structure, which can swing, tilt or retract itself to let pass the protruding object without risk to damage the device.
- the front and the back part of peripheral side-walls each comprise a gate, preferably a swinging rigid gate or flexible lid made of heat resistant material, a chain curtain, etc.
- the blowing nozzle(s) is/are preferably arranged such that essentially the whole surface of the ingots within the dust control device is covered by the gas jet(s).
- the outlet of at least part of blowing nozzles is arranged such as to cover the whole surface of the moulds, preferably by orienting some of the nozzle(s) to form an angle ⁇ of 4 to 45°, preferably 5 to 40°, with respect to a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the casting moulds.
- the apparatus preferably also further comprises an active cooling station in the first section between said dust control device and said discharge station, the active cooling station comprising water or water/air splashing or spraying nozzles arranged above said casting moulds.
- the suction opening is preferably connected to a gas and dust extractor and the dust extractor comprising one or more dust separators selected from bag filters, electrostatic filters, cyclones, scrubber, etc.
- the invention concerns the use of a dust control device as described herein for reducing dust emission in metal casting, in particular in metal casting apparatuses with endless conveyor.
- Fig. 1 is a cross sectional view of an embodiment of a metal casting apparatus in the first section through a dust control device;
- Fig. 2 is a top view (with top cover and conveyor not shown) of an embodiment of the dust control device shown in Fig. 1 .
- FIG. 1 shows a cross sectional view of a preferred embodiment of a metal or slag casting apparatus 1 .
- the cross section represented by Fig. 1 is located in the first section of the endless conveyor 3 between the casting station (not shown) to the discharge station (not shown).
- Fig. 2 corresponds to a top view of section X-X in Fig. 1 , but of the dust control device only (conveyor not shown).
- a dust control device 2 having a casing 21 comprising a top cover 21 1 and peripheral sidewalls 212 is provided.
- the peripheral sidewalls comprise, relative to the conveying direction A (see Fig. 2), a front part 2121 , two lateral parts 2122, 2123 and a back part 2124.
- a plurality of blowing nozzles 23 (of which two are shown in Fig. 1 ) are arranged such that their outlets 232 are located within the casing 2 at an angle a with respect to the top of the casting moulds 31 .
- the outlet 232 of the nozzle is connected via reduction sleeve 233, tubular section 234 and nipple 235 to the inlet 231 .
- the inlet 231 is fixed to manifold 24 which is connectable to a compressed gas supply (not shown).
- the manifold 24 is attached with U clamps 251 to the a support 25.
- the supports 25 for the manifolds 24 are attached to the lateral parts 2122 and 2123 of the casing 21 .
- a suction opening 22 is provided in the top cover 21 1 , which opening is connectable to gas and dust extractor (not shown).
- This gas and dust extractor preferably comprises one or more bag filters, electrostatic filters, cyclones and scrubbers depending on the nature of the dust and one or more extraction fans.
- the suction opening is located at a central top position in the top cover.
- a plurality of suction openings could be provided, e.g. one on each side in the top cover to particularly pick up the dust particles blown off by the opposing nozzles. In such a case the different openings could be connected to the gas and dust extractor through a collector. If blowing nozzles are provided on one side only of the dust control device, the suction opening is preferably located on the opposite side in the top cover.
- nozzles 23 located near the front part 2121 of casing 21 are oriented towards the middle of the casing, resp. towards the suction opening 22 with an angle ⁇ with respect to a direction perpendicular to conveying direction A.
- blowing nozzles 23 on opposing lateral sides 2123 and 2123 are preferably arranged with a relative offset to obtain optimum results.
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